Linux Mint Mini-PC Coming Soon

Ubuntu isn’t the only Linux distribution that available to buy pre-installed on PCs.

The Ubuntu-based spin ‘Linux Mint’ have been working with computer manufacturer CompuLab since late last year to bring Linux Mint to market on a range of energy efficient and fanless devices.

That partnership, which will see Mint receive a small percentage from the sale of each device, is close to bearing its fruit.

Mini Mint PCs

Two versions of the ‘MintBox’ will be made available, both based on AMD’s G-series chipset and using the latest release of the Linux Mint OS with MATE as its desktop environment.

The devices boasts:

AMD CPU up to 1.65GHz dual core

Dual-head Radeon HD graphics

4GB of RAM

250GB HDD

4x USB ports

Dual-head DisplayPort

HDMI

2 eSATA ports

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

Ruggedized metal case

If the device looks familiar to avid perusers of mini-PCs it’s because the ‘mintBox’ is simple a Mint-branded version of the company’s existing ‘Fit PC3’ computer.

Buy

Mint aren’t giving any official word on when the devices will appear for sale – though rumours hint that they’ll appear as early as next week.

Similarly, although there’s no official price so far we can assume that given the non Mint-branded version of the same PC starts at £425/$589 the MintBox will likely follow suit.

One thing you have to admire about Mint: they don’t have the massive financial resources of Canonical or the wide-reaching community of Ubuntu, but they’re nevertheless fully capable of delivering what their users want.